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Will rising oil prices hold the economy back?

The rally in crude oil prices in recent months ought to be a negative for a net oil importer like the US, but we don’t expect the increase, up to now at least, to prevent an acceleration in GDP growth this year. Even if prices rise further over the coming months, we suspect that the drag on growth would be modest.

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